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Figurative Paintings For Sale
“High Society”
“High Society”

“High Society”

Located in Southampton, NY

Original oil on canvas painting of a lavish interior dinner party scene by Venancio Zolla. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. Bibliography printed label on frame verso. O...

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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Where Time Stood Still
Where Time Stood Still

Where Time Stood Still

By Olga Tsyhypko

Located in Zofingen, AG

Where Time Stood Still (From the "Synchronicity of Souls" series) "Where Time Stood Still" is a visual manifesto of safety, unconditional trust, and the mental connection between hum...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Nude Figure Dressing
French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Nude Figure Dressing

French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Nude Figure Dressing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated verso Title: Nude getting dressed Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 10.5 x 8.75 inche...

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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting, Apple Blossom on the Seine
Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting, Apple Blossom on the Seine

Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting, Apple Blossom on the Seine

By PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN, 1874 - 1946

Located in Harkstead, GB

This enchanting scene of blossoming apple trees by the banks of the Seine dates to the turn of the 19th Century. We see Montezin at his absolute best with wonderful brushwork and the...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1930s European Fauvist Signed Oil Painting - Portrait of Bearded Young Man
1930s European Fauvist Signed Oil Painting - Portrait of Bearded Young Man

1930s European Fauvist Signed Oil Painting - Portrait of Bearded Young Man

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: European School, circa 1920's-1930's period, indistinctly signed lower left corner. Title: Portrait of a young Gentleman, with a beard. The work is largely Fauvist i...

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Early 20th Century Fauvist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Girl Sitting on Windswept Beach Looking out to Sea Signed Oil Painting on Canvas
Girl Sitting on Windswept Beach Looking out to Sea Signed Oil Painting on Canvas

Girl Sitting on Windswept Beach Looking out to Sea Signed Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

On the Beach French Impressionist, 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition

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20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Poch 146 Dos Con Copas, Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2010
Poch 146 Dos Con Copas, Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2010

Poch 146 Dos Con Copas, Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2010

By Ramon Poch

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

146 original acrylic painting Born in Badalona (Barcelona). Photographer and advertising film director. Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cosa de las Pelicul...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Hyperrealistic Acrylic Painting 'The Missing Move', 90x120 cm, Signed
Hyperrealistic Acrylic Painting 'The Missing Move', 90x120 cm, Signed

Hyperrealistic Acrylic Painting 'The Missing Move', 90x120 cm, Signed

By Nataliya Bagatskaya

Located in Zofingen, AG

Certain works of art do not describe an event—they preserve its emotional residue. They remind us that the most profound transformations rarely occur in moments of visible drama, but in the quiet intervals that divide life into what existed before and everything that follows. This painting inhabits precisely that elusive territory. The composition presents an interior of remarkable stillness. A young woman, dressed in white and seen only from behind, stands before expansive panoramic windows. Beside her, a black cat quietly shares the moment. In the foreground, an antique billiard table...

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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Ballet Dancers Theatre Stage Study Charcoal Drawing Mid Century Figurative
Ballet Dancers Theatre Stage Study Charcoal Drawing Mid Century Figurative

Ballet Dancers Theatre Stage Study Charcoal Drawing Mid Century Figurative

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Ballet Dancers Theatre Stage Study Charcoal Drawing Mid Century Figurative Medium: charcoal and white chalk on toned paper unframed image size: 8.75 x 11.75 inches (height x w...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Chalk, Charcoal

When We Stay Very Quiet
When We Stay Very Quiet

When We Stay Very Quiet

By Nataliya Bagatskaya

Located in Zofingen, AG

There is something almost peaceful about this room. A young woman sits in a black rocking chair, dressed in a white blouse, voluminous black wrap, striped socks and vivid red ankle b...

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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Lacquer

Figure In Bright Hat Reading Beneath a Classical Statue in Paris Gardens French
Figure In Bright Hat Reading Beneath a Classical Statue in Paris Gardens French

Figure In Bright Hat Reading Beneath a Classical Statue in Paris Gardens French

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Figure Reading Beneath a Classical Statue in the Luxembourg Gardens Paris French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 10.5 x 6.25 inches Medium: Oil on canvas, unframed. Provenance: From the artist's estate, Paris. Condition: Good condition. Description: A delightful French Modernist painting depicting a figure reading beneath a classical statue in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris. Painted in oil on canvas, the composition captures one of the park's characteristic scenes, where visitors gather among the celebrated sculptures and tree-lined promenades to read, reflect and enjoy the tranquillity of the gardens. The central figure, distinguished by a vivid red hat and patterned blouse, sits quietly absorbed in a newspaper at the foot of the elegant stone statue, while other visitors relax nearby on the iconic green garden chairs...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Fishing Schooners and Sailboats at a dock" Original Oil on Canvas
"Fishing Schooners and Sailboats at a dock" Original Oil on Canvas

"Fishing Schooners and Sailboats at a dock" Original Oil on Canvas

Located in Soquel, CA

Fishing Schooners and Sailboats at a dock, "Fischerschoner und Segelboote an einem Dock" by Rudolph Guba (German/American, 1884-1950) Impasto work which depicts several sailing ves...

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1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

French school, circa 1840, Portrait of a Gentleman, oil on wood, signed
French school, circa 1840, Portrait of a Gentleman, oil on wood, signed

French school, circa 1840, Portrait of a Gentleman, oil on wood, signed

Located in Paris, FR

French school, circa 1840, Portrait of a Gentleman, monogrammed D.L. on the lower right oil on wood panel 28.8 x 24,8 In a beautiful antique frame : 48 x 43.5 cm This gentleman’s...

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1840s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"First Blooming" colorful birds, herons, mushrooms, flowers, surreal, joyful
"First Blooming" colorful birds, herons, mushrooms, flowers, surreal, joyful

"First Blooming" colorful birds, herons, mushrooms, flowers, surreal, joyful

Located in Edgartown, MA

“First Blooming” is a bright and vivid painting with blue herons and colorful, chipper songbirds placed among patterned mushrooms, orange flowers, pink blooms and green leaves. Fram...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Plaster, Acrylic, Board, Color Pencil

Surrealist Landscape Oil Painting, 20th Century, Framed, 30 x 24.25 in
Surrealist Landscape Oil Painting, 20th Century, Framed, 30 x 24.25 in

Surrealist Landscape Oil Painting, 20th Century, Framed, 30 x 24.25 in

Located in Beachwood, OH

Surrealist Landscape Oil on canvas 'R. Lee Glenn' verso 30 x 24.25 inches 31.75 x 26.75 inches, framed Surrealism aims to revolutionize human experience. It balances a rational visi...

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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child

Located in Genève, GE

No signed This 18th-century oil on copper painting, by an anonymous artist, exemplifies the refinement and technical sophistication associated with this highly prized medium in Euro...

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Copper

“Covered Bridge, Kingston, NY, 1927” by Walter Koeniger, Snowy Winter Landscape
“Covered Bridge, Kingston, NY, 1927” by Walter Koeniger, Snowy Winter Landscape

“Covered Bridge, Kingston, NY, 1927” by Walter Koeniger, Snowy Winter Landscape

By Walter Koeniger

Located in Yardley, PA

Known for his evocative, snow-covered landscapes, Koeniger brings this subject to life with his bold, confident brushwork and keen eye for natural light. The composition centers arou...

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1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh Daubigny's Garden by S. Goosson
Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh Daubigny's Garden by S. Goosson

Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh Daubigny's Garden by S. Goosson

Located in Soquel, CA

Le jardin de Daubigny Style of Vincent Van Gogh by Stephen Goosson The painting depicts the enclosed garden of Charles-François Daubigny, a French landscape painter whom Van Gogh ad...

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1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Large Traditional English Summer River Landscape Oil Painting Harvest & Picnic
Large Traditional English Summer River Landscape Oil Painting Harvest & Picnic

Large Traditional English Summer River Landscape Oil Painting Harvest & Picnic

By Don Vaughan

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Summertime Harvest by Don Vaughan (British, 20th century) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 35.5 inches canvas : 20 x 30 inches Provenance: private collection, Surrey, Englan...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

“Bermuda Coast” Henrietta Dunn Mears American Impressionist Oil on Board Signed
“Bermuda Coast” Henrietta Dunn Mears American Impressionist Oil on Board Signed

“Bermuda Coast” Henrietta Dunn Mears American Impressionist Oil on Board Signed

By Henrietta Dunn Mears

Located in Yardley, PA

A vibrant Bermuda seascape depicting the rocky shoreline with turquoise waters breaking against sunlit boulders beneath a sweeping tree. Mears uses bold, textured brushstrokes and a ...

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20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

“A Lady in Black, 1894” French Impressionist Portrait Pastel on Canvas Signed
“A Lady in Black, 1894” French Impressionist Portrait Pastel on Canvas Signed

“A Lady in Black, 1894” French Impressionist Portrait Pastel on Canvas Signed

Located in Yardley, PA

“A Lady in Black, 1894” by Paul-Marie Lapierre Renouard (1854-1940) This exceptional pastel portrait of an elegant woman in black is among the artist’s finest works. A close examina...

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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Pastel

Courting Couple with Musical Instrument Antique French Rococo Period Oil
Courting Couple with Musical Instrument Antique French Rococo Period Oil

Courting Couple with Musical Instrument Antique French Rococo Period Oil

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Courting Couples French Rococo artist, 19th century oil on board, framed framed: 10.5 x 13 inches board: 9 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collecti...

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19th Century Rococo Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Cape Maneuver: Expressionist Bullfighter Oil Painting, 1980s
Cape Maneuver: Expressionist Bullfighter Oil Painting, 1980s

Cape Maneuver: Expressionist Bullfighter Oil Painting, 1980s

By Jose Maria Tuser Vazquez

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Title: Cape Maneuver Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (Barcelona, 1919 – 1986) Technique: Oil on canvas mounted on board Dimensions: 19.7 x 23.6 in (50 x 60 cm) Date: Circa 1980s Signature: Signed "Tuser" in the lower left corner Condition: Excellent; thick, vibrant brushwork and vivid colors well preserved. 📝 Description This painting captures a dramatic moment in the bullfight — the classic verónica — as the matador gracefully halts the bull’s charge with a sweeping motion of the cape. The vivid contrast of magentas, blues, and golds intensifies the theatrical tension between man and beast. The composition is dynamic yet controlled, emphasizing the poise of the torero against the raw force of the bull. The expressive brushstrokes and thick impasto enhance the sense of movement, while the abstracted background ensures focus remains on the central figures. The piece is a striking blend of figuration and emotional energy, characteristic of Tuser’s taurine works. 👤 About the Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez José María Tuser Vázquez was a Spanish painter born in Barcelona in 1919. He studied at the Barcelona School of Arts and Crafts and began exhibiting in the 1940s. By 1947, he had fully devoted his career to bullfighting scenes, developing a distinctive figurative expressionist style with impressionist influences. He collaborated with the magazine El Ruedo, creating numerous illustrations and covers, and designed collectible postcards for Editorial Artigas. His work became well-known in Spanish artistic circles and is now part of both private and institutional collections, including the Club Taurino of London. His paintings have been auctioned internationally, reaching up to $3,000 depending on size and subject. His legacy is that of a painter who masterfully captured the emotion, tradition, and drama of the Spanish corrida. 🎨 Similar Artists José María Tuser Vázquez’s work shares thematic and stylistic elements with: Roberto Domingo – A pioneer of bullfighting art...

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1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

"White Swimsuit White Sunglasses" Figurative Collage Composition on Panel Board
"White Swimsuit White Sunglasses" Figurative Collage Composition on Panel Board

"White Swimsuit White Sunglasses" Figurative Collage Composition on Panel Board

By Jon Davenport

Located in New York, NY

This piece depicts a colorful collage composition portrait of a Pin-up model from the 1950s, as Jon Davenport explores the process of deconstructing iconic imagery from the past and present. Davenport start’s out with photos of his paint-stained studio floor and collages in articles/advertising from an array of vintage magazines collected over the years; plus any other interesting stuff captured on his travels. He then transfers the images to a panel board, layering them on with gel medium, together with strokes, splashes, drips, and splats of paint. Once it's dry, another layer of gel medium is poured on to give it a melting effect. After it drys off again, another layer of paint is added to embellish a few areas and to accentuate or fade out certain aspects. And then, he finally adds a coat of polyurethane for protection and making the colors pop. This unique work is executed on a wood panel board and comes ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso, signed by the artist lower right. Art measures 36 x 24 inches From biology student to owning and running a creative agency in London to a career as a fine artist, life has taken Jon Davenport on a rewarding and unconventional journey. Despite his scientific beginnings, he’s always had a strong artistic streak weaving its way through his different career paths. Growing up in Ipswich, UK, Jon was always an avid drawer, and could often be found with a pencil and paper in hand. With the arrival of his first computer, he embraced the new frontier of digital art and had work published in one of those early computer magazines. His creative urges took a backseat to get a biology degree at Brunel University in London. It was afterward, in his first job working at the Archant newspaper group in Ipswich, that he quickly progressed from plate maker to becoming an integral member of the art studio. It was during this time that he taught himself photoshop, desktop publishing, and graphic & web design. After a few years, he set up a design agency, and eventually went full time and moved to London. This proved to be a successful move, working for a number of clients such as Nike and Virgin, and gaining praise from the likes of Richard Branson and Tony Blair. It wasn’t until Jon moved to the USA to marry his wife, Atlanta artist Christy Kinard...

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Polyurethane

Mamluk Horseman Drawn Sword on Horseback Orientalist Oil Painting Framed
Mamluk Horseman Drawn Sword on Horseback Orientalist Oil Painting Framed

Mamluk Horseman Drawn Sword on Horseback Orientalist Oil Painting Framed

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"Mamluk Horseman With Drawn Sword On Horseback" English School, late 19th century, after an earlier work by Carle Vernet oil on canvas, framed Framed: 26 x 22.5 inches Canvas: 22 x 1...

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Late 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Carmel Beach
Carmel Beach

Carmel Beach

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

A tranquil oil painting featuring an early evening sunset with people strolling on the main beach in Carmel in front of a majestic sky from Willard Dixon, who is one of the finest American contemporary realist painters today. Dixon has painted coastal landscapes for 35 years, capturing the undeniable beauty of the West with its grand and humble spirit. The painting, with its atmospheric light and calm color palette in natural sky blue and setting sun warm red to purple, is contemporary and serene. The colors are reminiscent of Rothko as they shift in natural bands. Looking at this painting is like looking through a window to a lovely moment as the close of a day. Dixon’s work can be found in numerous distinctive private and public collections, as well as the San Francisco Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and his work is collected Internationally. Artist signed and dated. A classic Dixon that will sure to bring those who view it a life time of pleasure. Carmel Beach, 18 x 53 inches. Oil on canvas, and traditionally framed in contemporary, minimal oak floater frame. The artist was born: Kansas City MO, 1942 Education: Art Students League, New York, NY Cornell University Brooklyn Museum School San Francisco Art Institute, M.F.A. 1969 Awards and Commissions N.E.A. Fellowship Grant- 1989 California Supreme Court Mural Commission- 1998 Las Vegas Federal Courthouse Commission, G.S.A.-1998 Teaching 1989-90: San Francisco State University 1975: San Francisco Art Institute Realism Seminar 1974-76: Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA 1973-74, 1976: California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA 1971-72: California State University, Hayward, CA One Man Exhibitions 2015: Willard Dixon Portraits College of Marin Fine Art Gallery, Kentfield 2014: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2008: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2005: Fischbach Gallery, NYC,NY 2005: Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2004: Fischbach Gallery, NYC, NY. 2002: Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2002: Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA 2001: Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2000: Fischbach Gallery, NYC , NY 2000: Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA 1998: Hackett Freedman Gallery, SF, CA 1997: Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1996, 1995: Contemporary Realist Gallery (now Hackett Freedman Gallery) 1994: Fischbach Gallery 1993: Contemporary Realist Gallery 1992: Fischbach Gallery 1991: Earl McGrath Gallery, 454 North, Los Angeles, CA 1990: Fischbach Gallery 1989: William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1988: Gallery 454 North, Los Angeles, CA 1987: Fischbach Gallery 1987: Gallery 454 North 1986: William Sawyer Gallery 1985: Fischbach Gallery 1984: Harris Gallery, Houston, Tx 1984: William Sawyer Gallery 1983, 1982: Fischbach Gallery 1981: William Sawyer Gallery 1980,1979: Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1976, 1975: William Sawyer Gallery 1973, 1972: William Sawyer Gallery Selected Group Exhibitions 2017: SHIFT / with Elizabeth Barlow, Kim Frohsin, Erin Parrish, Irene Zweig, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA 2015: REAL with Elizabeth Barlow Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2014: Stillness and Activity / A father and daughter exhibition, Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2013: Outwin Boocher Portrait Competition 2013 Exhibition” Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. Hey Everybody / Portraits, Diablo Valley College 2012: Artistic Visions of the Golden Gate Bridge”, George Krevsky Gallery, S.F., CA. Introduction Two/ Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2011: California: A Landscape of Dreams/ Fresno Art Museum 2010: Self Portrait Invitational/ Julie Nester Gallery, Park City UT 2009: On Beauty /I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA. 2008: At Water’s Edge / I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA. 2007: San Francisco Scenes/ George Krevsky Gallery, S.F., CA Ten Years- A Retrospective/ Dolby Chadwick Gallery, S.F., CA. 2006: Our Planet, Our Home/ SFMOMA Artists Gallery, S.F. CA 2005: 2005 Spring Group Show/ Earl McGrath Gallery, L.A., CA 2002: H2O’02, Paintings of Water/ Fischbach Gallery, NYC Scene in Oakland 1852-2002 Oakland Museum Oakland, CA The Garden/ Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA The Moving Still Life/ Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY Bay Area Printmakers/ works from Trillium Press, Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA California Landscape Paintings/ College of Marin Art Gallery, Kentfield, CA Bay Area Printmakers/ SF Museum of Modern Art/Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA Visions: Northern California/ Bank of America, San Francisco, CA 2001: Opening Exhibit: Group Show, Fischbach Gallery, NY, NY 2000: Hackett Freedman Gallery Artists/ Shasta College Art Gallery, Redding, Ca 1999: Homage to the Art Institute, Artists Who Transformed American Culture, Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1999: What is Art For? What are Museums For? What are You For? curated Curated for the Oakland Museum by William T. Wiley & Mary Hull Webster, Oakland, CA 1998: Paintings of Marin County Past and Present/ The North Point Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1997: 10th Anniversary Exhibition/ Hackett Freedman Gallery, S.F., CA 1996: Rediscovering the Landscape of the Americas/ Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (traveling exhibition) Contemporary American Realist Painters/ Halls Crown Center Gallery, Kansas City, MO 1996: Foundation for the Future: Celebrating 125 Years at the San Francisco Art Institute/ One Bush St., S.F., CA 1996: New Work by Selected Gallery Artists, Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Flower Paintings/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA 1995: Facing Eden: 100 Years of Landscape Art in the Bay Area / De Young Museum, S.F., CA Contemporary Still Life Painting/ David Klein Gallery, Birmingham, MI 1994: Still Life/ Fischbach Gallery, New York City, NY New Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA A Room with a View/ The North Point Gallery, S.F., CA 1993: Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA Vanishing Point: A Look at Contemporary Landscape Painting”, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA Tribute/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA Revolution: Into the 2nd Century at the San Francisco Art Institute, One Market Plaza, S.F., CA Contemporary Realism: Central and Northern California Landscapes/ Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA The Artist as Native: Reinventing Regionalism/ a traveling exhibition curated by Alan Gussow and Babcock Galleries, N.Y., NY 1992: A Day in the Country, California Landscape Painting / I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA West Art and the Law/ Weat Publishing Co., St. Paul, MN(traveling ex.) The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY In Support of Contemporary Bay Area Artists / One Market Plaza, S.F., CA 1991: The Landscape in 20th-Century American Art: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art/ New York, NY, National Traveling Exhibit 1990: Contemporary Landscapes/ 21st Anniversary Exhibition Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 1990: New Bay Area Painting Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA 1989: The Modern Pastoral/ Robert Scholekopf Gallery, New York, NY 1988: Images of the Land/ William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1988: Ten Artists from the William Sawyer Gallery / Shasta College Gallery, Redding CA Works on Paper/ William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1987: The Contemporary American Landscape/ Swain Gallery, NJ 1986: Landscape, Seascape, Cityscape/ Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA 1985: The Bay Area Seen/ Bay Area Regionalists Show, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA Large Scale/ Harris Gallery, Houston, TX A City Collects/ Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, CA American Realism/ William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1984: San Francisco Bay Area Painting/ curated by George Neubert for the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE American Landscape Painting/ California State University, L.A. CA Western Landscape Painters/ The Museum of the West, Houston, TX The Urban Landscape / One Market Plaza, San Francisco, CA 1982: Collectors Gallery 16/ McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX Thirty Approaches to Realism/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA 1981: Views of California Past and Present/ Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA Landscapes/ Harris Gallery, Houston, TX 110th Anniversary S.F. Art Institute Alumni Group Show/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA 1980: Realism/ Walnut Creek Civic Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA 1979: Bay Area Artists Exhibition/Sale/ Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA Omnium Gatherum/ Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA California Viewpoints/ Sunne Savage Gallery, Boston, MA 1978: New Work/ Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, CA Images of the Land/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA 1977: Contemporary California Artists/ Marshall-Meyers Gallery Alternative to the Whitney Annual/ James Yu Gallery, N. Y, N.Y. San Francisco Art Festival/ ( Airport Competition Purchase Prize) 1977: Eight Young Americans/ Montclair Museum of Art, Montclair,NJ 1976: Three From California/ Francine Sedars Gallery, Seattle, WA Faculty Show/ California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA 1975: Realism in Painting and Ceramics/ Helen Euphrat Gallery, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA 1975: A Tribute to the Art Institute/ Hansen Fuller Gallery, S.F., CA California Artists/ Utah Museum of Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT 1974: Our Land, Our Sky, Our Water/ by Alfred Frankenstein Expo 74, Spokane, WA A Sense of Place/ curated by Alan Gussow for the Joslyn Museum, Omaha, NE The Discovery Gallery, Montclair, N.J. 1973: College of Marin Gallery, Kentfield, CA California Artists/ Kaiser Center, Oakland, CA 1972: Visiting Artists/ California State University, Hayward, CA 1970: Drawing Invitational/ Emanuel Walter Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, S.F., CA 1970: San Francisco Art Institute Centennial Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, S.F., CA 1967: Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art Annual, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, S.F., CA 1966: California Landscape Painters/ San Francisco Art Institute, S.F. CA. Selected Collections The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Oakland Museum The Utah Museum of Fine Art San Francisco Art Commission Shaklee Corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, CA Kemper Insurance Company, Long Grove, Il Morrison and Foerester, San Francisco, CA SSI Container Corporation, San Francisco, CA San Francisco International Airport Oxford Petroleum Company, Houston,TX California First Bank, San Francisco, CA United Pipeline, Houston, TX Security Pacific National Bank, S.F., CA Crocker Bank, Los Angeles, CA Visa Corporation, San Francisco, CA Atlantic Richfield Corporation Shell Oil, Houston, TX First National Bank of Seattle RREEF Corporation, San Francisco, CA Texas Heritage Society Genstar Corporation, San Francisco, CA Sohio Corporation Skidmore Owings and Merrill, N.Y.C., NY Chemical Bank, NY Swissre Corporation, NY The Insurance Company of North America First National Bank of Midland, Texas Commerce Bank AMA Headquarters, Washington, DC Hughes Tool, Houston, TX ATT, NY Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, San Francisco, CA IBM Corporation, San Jose, CA Northern Trust Company, Chicago, IL Smith Kline and French Corp., Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, CA Republic National Bank Chevron Trammel Crow Company, Dallas, CA U.S. Insurance Group, N.J. Southwestern Bell Corp., MO Union Bank Pacific Bell United States Trust Company, NY The United Bank of Denver, CO Cigna Corp., Philadelphia, PA Atlantic Richfield Corp., Los Angeles, CA Show, Pittman, Pots and Trobridge, Washington, DC San Francisco Zen Center Hughes Aircraft Co. Los Angeles, CA Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M), St. Paul, MN Bank of America, NY Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City,MO Robinson Humphrey/American Express, Atlanta, GA Merrill Lynch, San Francisco, CA Goldman Sachs, NY Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., NY Victoria Bank and Trust, Victoria, TX NYNEX, NY Coca Cola, U.S.A., Atlanta, GA TransAmerica Corporation Pacific Telesis Group Brobeck, Phleger, & Harrison Exxon Corporation U.S. Trust Selected Private Collections Estate of Ahmet Ertegun, New York, NY Mr. Harrison Ford, Los Angeles, CA Estate of Irving Lazarr, Los Angeles, Ca Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Holzer, New York, NY Mr. and Mrs. Peter Asher, Los Angeles, CA Mr. John Irvin, London, England Ms. Joan Didion, New York , NY Ms. Sabrina Guinness, London, Eng. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Hills, San Francisco, CA Mr. and Mrs. Peter Duchin Ms. Linda Ronstadt Ms. Faye Dunaway Mr . Peter Morton Mrs H.J. Heinze, New York, NY Mr. Rupert Lowenstein Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emery, San Francisco, CA Mr. Earl Mc Grath, New York, NY Mr. Nat Weiss, New York, NY Mr. Luca Barilla Mr. Bruce Schnietzer, New York, NY Dr. and Mrs. Robert Carroll, New York, NY Mrs. Nicholas Boyd, San Francisco, CA Mr. and Mrs. Robert Green, San Francisco, CA Mr. Chappy Morris, New York, NY Ms. Carla Kirkeby, Los Angeles, CA Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Caplow, Los Angeles, CA Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyerowitz, New York, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gilsendaine Mrs. Caroline Cushing Graham, Los Angeles, CA Mr. Michael Nesmith, Los Angeles, CA Mr. Griffen Dunne, New York, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Erskine, Pasadena, CA Mr. N.J. Friedman, Hillsborough, CA Mr. Harold Hollingsworth...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Tennis Match

Tennis Match

By Donald S. Vogel

Located in Dallas, TX

Donald S. Vogel has been a set designer and technical director in the theater, a fine art dealer, and a writer, but first and foremost he is a painter. From a young age he was intrig...

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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Biasini - Early 20th Century Oil, Dutch Woman Knitting
Biasini - Early 20th Century Oil, Dutch Woman Knitting

Biasini - Early 20th Century Oil, Dutch Woman Knitting

Located in Corsham, GB

A warm and intimate genre scene depicting a young woman seated beside a hearth, absorbed in her knitting. She is dressed in traditional Dutch costume - a white lace cap, striped bodi...

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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century French Oil Portrait Woman Impressionist Sketch on Canvas
Mid 20th Century French Oil Portrait Woman Impressionist Sketch on Canvas

Mid 20th Century French Oil Portrait Woman Impressionist Sketch on Canvas

By Louise Alix

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Woman by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below oil painting on canvas unframed measures: 20 inches high by 24 inches wide condition: overall very good and so...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nacimiento del Niño Jesús, Oil on Canvas, Italian, 18th Century
Nacimiento del Niño Jesús, Oil on Canvas, Italian, 18th Century

Nacimiento del Niño Jesús, Oil on Canvas, Italian, 18th Century

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Nacimiento del Niño Jesús. Escuela Italiana del Siglo XVIII. Importante pintura cargada de detallismo, excelente calidad. El óleo esta re-entelado y va con un marco macizo de cerezo ...

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Mid-18th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lush Green English Countryside with Cottage & River by British Landscape Artist
Lush Green English Countryside with Cottage & River by British Landscape Artist

Lush Green English Countryside with Cottage & River by British Landscape Artist

Located in Preston, GB

Lush Green English Countryside with Cottage & River by British Landscape Artist, Lesley Hammett (Born 1955) Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame measures 19 x 15 inches This pai...

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1980s English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Antique French Old Master Oil Painting Christ Healing the Sick in Jersusalem
Antique French Old Master Oil Painting Christ Healing the Sick in Jersusalem

Antique French Old Master Oil Painting Christ Healing the Sick in Jersusalem

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Christ Healing the Sick French School, 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 15 x 20.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Europe Condition: some craquelure throughout, mo...

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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

“Six Figures, c. 1965-70” by Sakti Burman (b. 1935) Indian Folklore Watercolor
“Six Figures, c. 1965-70” by Sakti Burman (b. 1935) Indian Folklore Watercolor

“Six Figures, c. 1965-70” by Sakti Burman (b. 1935) Indian Folklore Watercolor

By Sakti Burman

Located in Yardley, PA

“Six Figures, c. 1965-70” by Sakti Burman (b. 1935). A wonderful example of Burman’s distinctive fusion of Indian folkloric imagery with European surrealist and fantastical sensibil...

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1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

An Apostle Painted in the Circle of Peter Paul Rubens, Oil on Canvas
An Apostle Painted in the Circle of Peter Paul Rubens, Oil on Canvas

An Apostle Painted in the Circle of Peter Paul Rubens, Oil on Canvas

Located in Stockholm, SE

Peter Paul Rubens (circle of) An Apostle circular 15.15 inches (38.5 cm) oil on canvas Provenance: Bukowskis Auctions, lot 725149, as "Peter Paul Rubens, circle of".

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17th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Painting of Farm with Geese in the English Countryside by 20th Century Artist
Painting of Farm with Geese in the English Countryside by 20th Century Artist

Painting of Farm with Geese in the English Countryside by 20th Century Artist

By James Wright

Located in Preston, GB

Painting of Farm with Geese in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, James Wright Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a beautiful ornate gold frame. Provenance: Part of the English Heritage Series No.111 Art measures 10 x 8 inches (approx.) Frame measures 15 x 13 inches (approx.) James Wright was born in Peterborough in 1935 and now lives in Lincolnshire. James is a self-taught artist and a leading exponent of the traditional English landscape style. His early work concentrated on the busy fishing villages around the coast of Norfolk, Cornwall and Sussex. More recently, his traditional landscapes mainly feature the East Anglian and Lincolnshire countryside. About the English Heritage Collection From the most powerful to the most humble, from Bronze Age axes...

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1990s Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

In embrace. Figurative Painting on Paper, Young art, Vibrant, European art

In embrace. Figurative Painting on Paper, Young art, Vibrant, European art

By Waleria Matelska

Located in Warsaw, PL

Figurative acrylic on paper painting by young professional European artist Waleria Matelska. Artwork is minimalist and composed with synthesized shapes. Painting is vibrant purple wi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Japan Japanese Garden by French naive outsider folk art primitive artist
Japan Japanese Garden by French naive outsider folk art primitive artist

Japan Japanese Garden by French naive outsider folk art primitive artist

By Maurice Loirand

Located in Norwich, GB

A perfect painting for lovers of Japan, and for admirers of naïve or outsider art. Painted during Maurice Loirand's long residence in Japan, this charming composition reflects the deep affection he developed for his adopted country and its distinctive landscape and architecture. Maurice Loirand (1922–2008) led a remarkable life and is today recognised internationally as one of France's important naïve painters. Born into a working-class family in Brittany, near France's Atlantic coast, he began work in the shipyards at the age of fifteen. During the Second World War, he joined the French Resistance, where he met painters, poets and intellectuals who introduced him to an artistic world far removed from his origins. Entirely self-taught, Loirand devoted every spare moment to painting and soon began exhibiting alongside established artists. After moving to Paris in the 1950s, he continued to earn his living as a technician while painting through the night. In 1968, he finally became a full-time artist. International travel and numerous exhibitions followed. He exhibited in Brazil, Argentina and New York, including with the Jean Tiroche Gallery. His work has been shown alongside paintings by Léger, Matisse and Picasso, and The Collector's Guild of New York commissioned him to produce a series of lithographs. A visit to Japan transformed his life. Captivated by the country, he remained there for eighteen years and married the Japanese poet...

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1970s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Soliloquizing 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern Black

Soliloquizing 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern Black

By Oluwatosin Ogunniyi

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Tos...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Between the Past and Silence
Between the Past and Silence

Between the Past and Silence

By Natalia Yangalycheva

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work explores a state of inner dialogue with one’s own past — something that has already been lived through, yet continues to exist within. The artist approaches memory not as a...

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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Eilean Donan Castle Scottish Highland Loch Ancient Landscape Oil Painting
Eilean Donan Castle Scottish Highland Loch Ancient Landscape Oil Painting

Eilean Donan Castle Scottish Highland Loch Ancient Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Scottish Highland Castle Landscape Oil Painting of Eilean Donan Castle Signed by E. Baker (20th century) English Framed: 18 x 23 inches Board: 17 x 21 inches Medium: Oil on board, fr...

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Mid-20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Antique Scottish Highlands Oil Painting Dunkeld River Tay Perthshire
Antique Scottish Highlands Oil Painting Dunkeld River Tay Perthshire

Antique Scottish Highlands Oil Painting Dunkeld River Tay Perthshire

By Francis E. Jamieson

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"Dunkeld" by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed lower corner inscribed verso oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 16 x 24 inches frame: 19 x 27 inches Fine quality antiqu...

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Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

First Fruit -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Mother and Child
First Fruit -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Mother and Child

First Fruit -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Mother and Child

By Ani Izuchukwu Valentine

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"First Fruit" is a poignant and intimate painting that captures the essence of motherhood and protection. The title "First Fruit" symbolizes the preciousness and value of the first ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Figurative Paintings for Sale

Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.

While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.

Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.

Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.

Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.

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